CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$45
about 4.5× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $36–$50
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $45 Cash price $51 Hospital's list price $64
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $31 | 300% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $15 - $102 | 145% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 - $49 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $48 - $56 | 465% |
| Geisinger | $47 | 455% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $38 - $54 | 368% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $46 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other PA hospitals
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- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $10
- Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center · Enola $10
- Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $10
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $11
- UPMC Jameson · New Castle $11
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital · Philadelphia $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.